By Pronouns, Gerunds

Hi, Yes, or something like a noun, eg a gerund or a pronoun. Clive

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on it. ...

Hanuman_2000 wrote:I was reading a book about the usage of gerund and infinitive.It says that we always use "to+verb" after the adjective.e.g. I am happy to see you.But I got some sentences like a) It is no good guessing the asnwer. b) It is worth reading books.Here both "worth" and "good"...

Hello Hela Perhaps we can say that a gerund tends to be the subject or object of a verb, or the object of a preposition; whereas a present participle tends to modify a noun or pronoun, or serve as the verb in a reduced relative clause: 1. Swimming in the sea is dangerous] subject of verb =...

Use the possessive case of a noun or pronoun before a gerund.

Rishonly wrote:Following is a rule that can be applied in deciding the form of a pronoun--my or me. In a formal writing, if a pronoun precedes a gerund, use the possessive form of the pronoun--Your/our/its/their/my...etc. For example, (1) I hope you don't mind my asking about your...

Hi Maj, I think other forum members have answered your question. Following is a rule that can be applied in deciding the form of a pronoun--my or me. In a formal writing, if a pronoun precedes a gerund, use the possessive form of the pronoun--Your/our/its/their/my...etc. For example, (1) I...

Anonymous wrote: Hello, I came across this sentence recently and would like to know why "to" was used instead of "of" before the second gerund: "This opens up the possibility of attaching a service to this virtual IP and therefore to making it possible to move this service from one server to...

CalifJim wrote:If a student points to some construction and asks me if it's the subjunctive or not, I can't reply, 'No, it's a monkey!'Now there you are wrong! You are the teacher and can say any dang thing you want! In fact a smart retort like that might go a long way toward making your...